Posts tagged with 'New South Africa'

 

SA: The Land of Destruction – With 57 murders each day, the country is more unsafe than war-ravaged Syria

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South Africa is known as a country where violence is the dominant element that is wreaking havoc on thousands of people’s lives.

In one way or another, every reader has already been struck by the barbaric violence that just cannot be stopped by the regime.

Home burglaries are the most common crime, and because the police are poorly trained, and slow to catch the villains, it becomes a better way for the criminals to make money than to do an honorable job.

More than 1.3 million home burglary incidents have hit the country in the past year, which means a burglary occurs every 20 hours.

Property theft remains ever-popular, and 1.2 million cases have been reported with street theft reportedly on the heels, but statistics are lacking.

The auto industry is equally appealing to villains, and more than 83,000 vehicles have been stolen in various ways.

With 57 murders each day, the country is more unsafe than war-ravaged Syria, while rape, harassment
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Sexual harassment at schools worsens, learners and teachers are targeted

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It is not only children who are sexually harassed by teachers, because there are also hundreds of incidents of teaching staff harassed by pupils.

During the past financial year, the Department of Education dealt with 633 cases where teachers were harassed.

In a series of social media posts, warnings have been issued to all those guilty of the crime, but experts say the government’s actions speak of a reluctance to resolve the crisis.

According to a report to the parliamentary committee, 32 teachers were fired because of their involvement in sexual harassment, of which there are several incidents of rape.

Of all the incidents brought against teachers, only 101 cases were subject to disciplinary hearing, of which only 67 were found guilty.

Concerns have been expressed about the large increase in incidents while action against the culprits is only a small percentage.

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SAPS is on a new recruitment drive in an effort to fight crime – Most likely BEE compliant?

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The South African Police Service (SAPS) has embarked on a nationwide recruitment drive to bolster crime fighting efforts.

SAPS management said it is seeking to attract youth between the ages of 18 and 30 for the 2019/2020 Basic Police Learning Development Programme (BLDP) intake.

Prospective applicants will need a Senior Certificate/National Senior Certificate or National Certificate (Vocational), while those in possession of post matric qualifications are encouraged to apply.

“Those who previously served in a government department and were subsequently dismissed due to misconduct are discouraged from applying,” SAPS said.

The police service said that applicants will be subjected to fitness, psychometric and integrity testing as well as medical evaluations during the recruitment, selection and enlistment process. Vetting and fingerprint verifications will also be conducted.

“Successful police trainees will be subjected to continuous security and fi
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Minister of Police accused of corruption but strongly denies that he benefited from State Capture

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The man with the big hat, who draws heavily on the American cowboy forms, has now pulled out his pistols and is looking for the guilty liars.

The Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, rejected the accusations that he had benefited from distributing gifts during the state capture.

A so-called “secret witness” said the head of the police service is linked to the gift of a luxury vehicle, but Cele says the witness must show where the vehicle is.

Allegations that Cele was involved in “crime intelligence” but there is also no clarity about this, although it was alleged that he received R40,000 on occasion, but the information was vague and also unconvincingly communicated to the commission.

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Old steel industry closes its doors due to poor economic condition in SA caused by ANC regime’s inability to govern country effectively

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Robor, the steel industry that has been providing exceptional service in the manufacture of steel goods for 97 years, is finally closing its doors.

The voluntary winding-up of an industry that manufactured steel pipes and other steel products is attributed to the poor quality, cheaper products manufactured by Chinese institutions.

In response, the Tiso Blackstar company said it was writing off its R137m investment it had invested in Robor.

The closure of Robor is widely regarded as a serious hall largely caused by the government’s policy of Chinese support at the expense of domestic companies, as well as the poor economic condition of the country due to the failure of the ANC regime.

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Communist Blade Nzimande return to ANC and NEC

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Shortly before the Communist Party would get rid of Blade Nzimande, the top structure of the ANC gave him a position on their National Executive Committee.

The SACP has been critical of the ANC because of its lack of representation in the party structure since 2017.

The sudden change and a reluctance to support the SACP due to the threat that the union wants to run the next local election under its own banner as a party.

The threat to withdraw support from the ANC had already emerged before the previous general election, and the fear exists in ANC ranks that trade unions could stand together in a new party that could become the new governors.

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SA steel consumption is at its lowest levels in a decade – ArcelorMittal previously known as Iscor may close some of its South African plants

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In a statement on Wednesday, ArcelorMittal South Africa [JSE: ACL] – the biggest steel producer on the continent – announced that it may close some of its operations.

The company, which supplies more than 60% of the steel used in South Africa, has operations in Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging, Saldanha and Newcastle.

South African steel consumption is at its lowest levels in a decade – currently 30% lower than in 2007 – which has hit ArcelorMittal. In the six months to end-June, its revenue declined by 5% due to lower sales volumes. It suffered a headline loss of R638m, with net debt growing to R1.7bn from R500m six months earlier.

The company said in a statement that it is currently reviewing the “operational and financial sustainability of certain of its major operating sites, individual plants and production areas”. This will exclude its commercial coke operations, and won’t impact its planned acquisition of the Highveld Structural Mill.

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The madam is calling Juju -Helen Zille invites Malema to tea for debate on the topic of South Africa’s future

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Policy fellow for the Institute for Race Relations Helen Zille has extended an invite for tea to EFF leader Julius Malema. She has proposed an intensive discussion with the EFF leader on the topic of South Africa’s future.

Zille, who has ventured into the world of podcasts with a show called Tea with Helen, has publically extended an invite to the EFF leader, which is seemingly supported by social media users.

In a poll conducted on Monday, Zille questioned who she should interview next on her show between Thabo Mbeki and Malema.

Malema seems to be the crowd favourite as Zille extended an invite to him on Tuesday.

Previously interviewing the likes of Wits Vice-Chancellor Adam Habib to Ferial Haffajee, Zille has said the live debate would provide a platform for a no-holds-barred discussion on the country’s future.

    Hi there @Julius_S_Malema. I would like to invite you as a guest on my podcast #TeaWithHelen for a no-holds-barre
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Hacking gang brutally chopped R1 mil Boran stud bull to death and carried his meat away

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Mr Million, a stud bull for which his owner paid R1 000 000, had to be put to death after savage cattle meat raiders – you can imagine from which race – struck at a farm outside Brits in North West last Friday night.

It was a typical hacking gang that slash the cattle to death with machetes and then chop up the meat on the spot to carry it away. The hacking gangs that struck regularly on South African farms first slash off the hind leg tendons of the cattle so that they can’t run before hacking the cattle into pieces whilst they are still alive. The night guard arrived on the scene just after the hacking gang started to hack Mr Million. His hind tendons had by then already been hacked off and he already had deep slashes over his head and back. The hacking gang had by then chopped up several cows and fled with the meat.

The owner of the farm, Mr Ockert Werner, says he lost 4 cattle in this way this month alone. Mr Werner bought Mr Million in 2011. He says he was v
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No wonder Lesufi wants to place pupils in Afrikaans schools – Gauteng Education accused of failing pupils by allowing ‘shocking’ school conditions

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday said the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) was failing pupils by allowing poor conditions to persist in schools.

The DA’s shadow MEC for infrastructure development and property management in the province, Alan Fuchs, made the statement following an oversight visit to the Apex Primary School in Lenasia. Fuchs visited the school with councillor Dave Dewes.

“This is not the first complaint about this particular school or the first site visit. In January of this year, the DA’s shadow MEC for education in Gauteng, Khume Ramulifho MPL, together with the former constituency head, and councillors, visited the school but were denied entry,” said Fuchs.

“This obstructive attitude by the school management and the poor state of the school was reported to the GDE, which responded by undertaking to deal with the concerns raised.”

Fuchs said the most recent visit showed conclusively that the department of education had reneged
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